MEET LILA
BLACK BELT
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CO-FOUNDER
PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINER & BEHAVIOURIST
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ACTIVE DOG SPORTS COMPETITOR & COACH
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MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATION
(ENGLISH PHILOLOGY)
Lila is the co-founder of Temperament Dogs and a full time Professional Dog Trainer and Behaviourist with over 15 years experience. She is truly a dog training geek and regularly attends and organises seminars and courses to continue her professional development.
Lila's eye to detail makes her training very precise and 'neat'. She always makes sure all commands and cues given to the dog are clear and structured, and the criteria fair and precise - no matter if she is training for everyday life skills, Agility, Competitive Obedience or else. In her training also she loves to focus on improving the dog-human relationship as well as working on the dogs' engagement and work ethics. The dog's emotions are a high priority in her training and she has a great set of skills to help with working with sensitive dogs
She competes to the highest level in Agility, competing and giving seminars in the UK as well as abroad and is passionate about Competitive Obedience. She also loves trying other sports and activities such as Mondioring, Sheepherding or Search and Rescue. With her first border collie she successfully competed in Dog Frisbee.
She used to work as an Advanced Senior Instructor at Adolescent Dogs as well as a trainer at Royvon Dog Training Schools. Before moving to the UK she also ran her own Dog Training School in Poland and completed her Masters Degree making her a qualified Teacher and Educationalist.
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At the moment Lila has 3 Border Collies of her own and is a real breed enthusiast. She likes to spend her free time browsing pedigrees and looking at different lines of Border Collies
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Experience:
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Residential Dog Training - since 2013-present, worked for Adolescent Dogs (2015-2018) and Royvon Dog Training Schools (2013-2015)
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Holding and organising group and individual training, workshops and seminars - since 2008-present
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Additional:
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M.A. in English Philology - qualified teacher and educationalist (2012)
COURSES
& SEMINARS
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Alteri Dog Instructor course (2008)
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BIPDT (British Institute of Professional Dog Training) Course and obtained a Certificate in Instructional Techniques (2014)
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The School of Canine Science - Predatory and Drive, Dog-Dog Aggression (2018)
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The Puppy Lab - The School of Canine Science (2018)
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Canine Nutrition Diploma Course (2017)
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Denise Fenzi - Drive and Motivation (2017)
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Canine First Aid Course
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Kamal Fernandez - Foundations for sport and companion dogs (2017)
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Forward Symposium seminar Noel Fitzpatrick, Chris Zink, Natasha Wise (canine motion, injury preventing and treating) (2016)
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Craig Ogilvie - Interactive play (2016)
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Greg Derrett Reinforcement Seminar (2016), Foundation Training
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Chirag Patel (2018)
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Grisha Stewart - Behaviour Adjustment Training (BAT) - (2015)
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Brenda Alloff Academy Online course (2017)
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Dr Ian Dunbar - Science Based Dog Training with Feeling Webinar, Sirius Dog Training Academy Webinar, Common sense & cutting edge concepts in Behaviour & Training Webinar, Simple solutions for common Behaviour & Training problems Webinar, Dog Aggression Fighting & Biting Webinar (2017)
SPORTS
Agility: Dan Shaw, Kathrin Tasker, Michelle Drawwater, Natasha Wise, Laura Chudleigh, Sian Illingworth, Martin Reid, Dave Munnings, Greg Derrett, Natasha Wise, Nancy Hudson, Leah Gardner, (UK), Kriszta Beitl-Kabai (HR), Jouni and Isabelle Orenius (SWE, FIN), Teresa Kralova (CZ), Lisa Frick (AUS), Katarina Podlipnik, Silvia Trkman (SL), Monika Rylska, Iwona Golab, Tomek Jakubowski, Olga Kwiecien, Magdalena Labieniec, Nina Bekasiewicz (PL), Jenny Damm (SWE), Susan Koldenhof (NL), Dani Fischbach (DE), Nicola Giruadi, Gianluca Schingaro (IT)
Competitive obedience: Kamal Fernandez, Anna Herzog, Alesya Miroshnikov, Agata Wolf (UK), Varvara Bolshakova (RUS), Vladimir Glogar (CZ), Joanna Hewelt, Agnieszka Boczula (PL)
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Search and Rescue: Kathrin Tasker (UK)
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Sheepherding: David Pickford, Angie Driscoll, Kylie Birch (UK), Tomasz Pecold, Krzysztof Sokalski, Karolina Walczak (PL);
Dog Frisbee: Dariusz Radomski, Iwona Golab, Szymon Janik (PL)